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SA Series 2727 AV Ohio State Reformatory, Photographs of Inmates Staff and Buildings

State Archives Series 2727 AV
Ohio State Reformatory
Photographs of Inmates, Staff, & Buildings
Page 1
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
State Archives Record Series
SA 2727 AV
Ohio State Reformatory
Photographs of Inmates, Staff, & Buildings
OVERVIEW OF THE SERIES
Series Number: SA Series 2727 AV
Creating Agency: Ohio State Reformatory
Series Title: Photographs of Inmates, Staff, & Buildings
Dates of Series: Ca. 1918-1955
Media: Black & White Photographs
Quantity: 0.25 Cubic Feet
Location: Ohio Historical Society
AGENCY BACKGROUND
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction was established by the 109th Ohio
General Assembly through enactment of Amended Substitute House Bill 494 and came
into official existence July 12, 1972. This department was created when the Department
of Mental Hygiene and Correction was divided into two new departments - the
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and
the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The Department of Mental
Hygiene and Correction had been established by law on July 1, 1954. Prior to that time
the mental hygiene, penal, and juvenile institutions were operated under the general
jurisdiction of the Department of Public Welfare. A Director who is appointed by the
Governor heads the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC).
The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) operates adult correctional
institutions and regional probation and parole offices. The department is responsible for
administration and operation of both the institutional and the community related phases
of Ohio’s adult correctional system. DRC provides inmates with basic necessities,
including housing, food, and medical care, as well as access to recreational and
religious services. The department operates the Ohio Penal Industries, which is a self-supporting
program that teaches inmates new skills and produces goods and services
for the state agencies. In addition to program services at the other institutions,
specialized treatment programs include mental health and educational services. The
overall goal of the DRC is to protect society from criminal activity by effectively and
efficiently guiding a correctional system that humanely controls the behavior of offenders

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State Archives Series 2727 AV
Ohio State Reformatory
Photographs of Inmates, Staff, & Buildings
Page 1
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
State Archives Record Series
SA 2727 AV
Ohio State Reformatory
Photographs of Inmates, Staff, & Buildings
OVERVIEW OF THE SERIES
Series Number: SA Series 2727 AV
Creating Agency: Ohio State Reformatory
Series Title: Photographs of Inmates, Staff, & Buildings
Dates of Series: Ca. 1918-1955
Media: Black & White Photographs
Quantity: 0.25 Cubic Feet
Location: Ohio Historical Society
AGENCY BACKGROUND
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction was established by the 109th Ohio
General Assembly through enactment of Amended Substitute House Bill 494 and came
into official existence July 12, 1972. This department was created when the Department
of Mental Hygiene and Correction was divided into two new departments - the
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and
the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The Department of Mental
Hygiene and Correction had been established by law on July 1, 1954. Prior to that time
the mental hygiene, penal, and juvenile institutions were operated under the general
jurisdiction of the Department of Public Welfare. A Director who is appointed by the
Governor heads the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC).
The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) operates adult correctional
institutions and regional probation and parole offices. The department is responsible for
administration and operation of both the institutional and the community related phases
of Ohio’s adult correctional system. DRC provides inmates with basic necessities,
including housing, food, and medical care, as well as access to recreational and
religious services. The department operates the Ohio Penal Industries, which is a self-supporting
program that teaches inmates new skills and produces goods and services
for the state agencies. In addition to program services at the other institutions,
specialized treatment programs include mental health and educational services. The
overall goal of the DRC is to protect society from criminal activity by effectively and
efficiently guiding a correctional system that humanely controls the behavior of offenders